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Name: Damnang Dorothy Tindam  Journalism is the occupation of writing, editing, photographing, broadcasting news, or of conducting any news organization as a business. The word "journalism” is derived from the word "Journal" which means a daily register or a dairy-a book containing each day’s business or transaction.  Journalism was founded by an Indian man who goes by the name James Augustus Hicky in addition to the Calcutta General Advertiser in 1780.  To begin with, Alberto Cairo said and I quote "if you learn what I teach you really well, nothing will happen to you if the news world goes under water at some point”, going forward he told his students, "Even if all the newspapers disappear, they still have a job”and on this note, I base my point that journalism is not a profession. Journalism has in no doubt arguably being discussed as to whether it is a profession, a job or even    an occupation over the past years.  Secondly, seeing journalism in a broa...

.       NAME:  DAMNANG  DOROTHY TINDAM INDEX NUMBER:  BACS27019.     NAME:  DAMNANG  DOROTHY TINDAM . DATE: JANUARY 17 TH , 2024                         20  D EFINITIONS OF JOURNALISM FROM SCHOLARS AND BOOKS. I.  Journalism is the branch of mass communications that provides people with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about issues affecting their personal public lives.  (Bovee, 1999) . II.  Journalism can be seen  in many ways such as an institution, a profession, a service, a text, a sixth sense, a container, a mirror, a child and a set of practices.  (Zelizer, 2005) III.  Journalism is the business or practice of producing and disseminating information about contemporary affairs of general public interest and importance.  (Schudson, 1978) IV.  Journalism is something that embraces all forms in which or through whic...